English 8 unit 06 folk tales lesson 5 skills 1

Welcome to English Class 8A Period 45 Unit 6: FOLK TALES Let’s learn English ! Perid 45 Unit 6: FOLK TALES Lesson 5: Skills Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS I Reading Read the fable The Starfruit Tree Then find the following words and underline them in the story What they mean? fortune - starfruit tree - ripe- filled - load - repay Once upon a time, there was a rich man living in a village When he died, he left his two sons a fortune But the elder brother gave his brother only a starfruit tree When the fruit was ripe, an eagle came and ate the fruit The younger brother begged the eagle not to The eagle promised to repay him in gold and told him to make a bag to carry it The eagle took him on its back to a place of gold There, he filled the bag with gold When he got home he was rich The elder brother was surprised, so he asked his brother to explain After hearing the story, he offered to swap his fortune for the starfruit tree, and his kind brother accepted When the eagle came, the elder brother asked it to take him to the place of gold The greedy brother filled a very large bag and all his pockets with gold On the way home, because the load was too heavy, the eagle got tired and dropped him into the sea Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS What they mean? You match with the meanings fortune starfruit tree Ripe a ready to be eaten b Tree with green fruit shaped like a star c put gold into the bag until there is no more space d pay back filled Repay load e something that is being carried f a large amount of money Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS Read the story again and answer the questions What did the older brother give his younger brother? What did the eagle promise to the younger brother? What did the elder brother when he found out how his younger brother became rich? What did the elder brother when he got to the place of gold? What happened to the elder brother in the end? ANSWERS: He gave his younger brother only a starfruit tree The eagle promised to repay him in gold He offered to swap his fortune for his brother’s starfruit tree He filled a very large bag and all his pockets with gold He was dropped (by the eagle) into the sea Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS Now complete the details of the fable Main characters Character 1: The younger brother He is kind and honest Character 2: The elder brother He is (1) C greedy Characters 3: The eagle It is grateful A Generous B good C greedy Plot: beginning B time Once upon a (2) living in a village A Week B time Plot: middle The man left his two sons a (3) B fortune but the elder brother gave his brother only a starfruit tree An eagle came and ate the fruit It repaid the younger brother by taking him to a place of (4) gold He brought home some gold and became very rich The elderC.brother (5) his fortune for his brother’s tree The eagle helped the swapped elder A brother take gold A house B fortune C book A Trees B Mountains C gold A swapped B took away C bought Plot: end As the eagle was flying back, the load was too heavy The eagle got tired and (6) dropped the elder brother into the sea A saved B dropped C Brought , there was a rich man C day Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS II Speaking Read the story summaries below Decide which story you would like to read Title: Saint Giong Genre: legend Main characters: Thanh Giong Plot: Thanh Giong lived in the village of Phu Dong He was already three years old, but he couldn’t sit up or say any words However, when the enemy invaded his country, he helped Emperor Hung Vuong the Sixth defeat the enemy and save the country He flew to heaven and became a Saint Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS Title: The Tortoise and the Hare Genre: fable Main characters: a hare and a tortoise Plot: The hare always boasted about how fast he could run The tortoise challenged him to a race The hare soon left the tortoise behind The hare believed that he would win, and he stopped to take a nap When he woke up, he found that the tortoise arrived before him Title: Chung Cakes, Day Cakes Genre: folk tale Main characters: Prince Tiet Lieu, his wife, and Emperor Hung Vuong Plot: Emperor Hung Vuong announced that the prince who made the most delicious food would become the new emperor Prince Tiet Lieu and his wife pleased the emperor by creating two types of rice cakes that represented Heaven and Earth Emperor Hung Vuong made Tiet Lieu the new emperor Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS Work in pairs Ask and answer questions about the stories Questions Which story you want to read? Giong Saint What kind of story is it? Who is the main character in it? (It is ) legend Giong Saint (is the main character) What is it about? It’s about Giong Saint who helped Emperor Hung Vuong the Sixth defeat the enemy and save the country … Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS Work in pairs Ask and answer questions about the stories Questions Which story you want to read? A We shouldn’t be arrogant (kiêu ngạo) What kind of story is it? B The tortoise and the hare Who is the main character in it? C It’s a race between a tortoise and a hare The tortoise was the winner What is it about? D A tortoise and a hare 5.What you learn from the story? E Fable B E D C 5.A Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS Work in pairs Ask and answer questions about the stories Student A - Which story you want to read? Student B - The tortoise and the hare - What kind of story is it? - Who are the main characters? - What is it about? - Fable - A tortoise and a hare - It’s a race between a tortoise and a hare The tortoise was the winner - What you learn from the story? - We shouldn’t be arrogant Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS Work in pairs Ask and answer questions about the stories GAME WHO AM I? I was a three years old child Then I grew up to be came a giant and save our country from the An under Emperor Hung King The sixth Thanh Giong / Giong Saint Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS Work in pairs Ask and answer questions about the stories GAME WHO AM I? I am an animal who can not run quickly However I won the hare in a race because he was so arrogant The tortoise in the fable “ The tortoise and the hare” Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS Work in pairs Ask and answer questions about the stories GAME WHO AM I? I am a son of Hung King I made Banh Chung and Banh Day Emperor Hung Vuong made the new emperor Tiet Lieu Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS * Homework: - Learn vocabulary by heart and rewrite them in sentences - Redo the exercise in your notebook - Prepare for SKILLS ...Perid 45 Unit 6: FOLK TALES Lesson 5: Skills Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS I Reading Read the fable The Starfruit Tree Then find the following... the sea Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS Now complete the details of the fable Main characters Character 1: The younger brother He is kind and honest Character 2: The elder brother He is (1) C... tortoise was the winner What is it about? D A tortoise and a hare 5. What you learn from the story? E Fable B E D C 5. A Unit 6: FOLK TALES - SKILLS Work in pairs Ask and answer questions about the stories